Background and purpose—There is a large volume of heterogeneous studies across all
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) components within total hip and total knee …

Enhanced recovery after surgery is well established in specialties such as colorectal
surgery. It is achieved through the introduction of multiple evidence-based perioperative …

Introduction Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs provide a format for
multidisciplinary care and has been shown to predictably improve short term outcomes …

Importance Head and neck cancers often require complex, labor-intensive surgeries,
especially when free flap reconstruction is required. Enhanced recovery is important in this …

Background Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces
complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no …

Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and
synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Protocols for enhanced recovery provide comprehensive and
evidence-based guidelines for best perioperative care. Protocol implementation may reduce …

Thoracic surgery ranks as one of the most painful surgical procedures. Pain after these
procedures can be debilitating and lead to poor outcomes, including respiratory …

Acute postoperative pain is followed by persistent pain in 10–50% of individuals after
common operations, such as groin hernia repair, breast and thoracic surgery, leg …

Background Regional anaesthesia may reduce the rate of persistent postoperative pain
(PPP), a frequent and debilitating condition. This review was originally published in 2012 …